Anthracosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anthracosis \An`thra*co"sis\, n. [NL. See {Anthrax}.] (Med.)
     A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the
     inhalation of coal dust; -- called also {collier's lung} and
     {miner's phthisis}. See also the related conditions
     {pneumomelanosis} and {pneumoconiosis} ({black lung}).
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anthracosis
       n : lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust [syn: {black lung},
            {black lung disease}, {coal miner's lung}]